Augusta Road

New westbound ramp opened from U.S. 1 (Augusta Rd.) onto I-20 in Lexington County

SCDOT has opened a new westbound ramp from U.S. 1 (Augusta Road) onto Interstate 20 at West Columbia in Lexington County. Following the recent construction of the new ramp, traffic was detoured off of the old loop ramp during an overnight traffic operation that was completed Wednesday morning. The old loop lamp will remain permanently closed. […]

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West Columbia Police find deceased person in a vehicle in Augusta Road parking lot

West Columbia Police officers responded to a parking lot (Danwood shopping center) located at 2410 Augusta Road at approximately 6:40 pm, Thursday evening. An unresponsive individual was in a vehicle. The responding officers and EMS units established that the individual was deceased. WCPD detectives were on the scene investigating along with the Lexington County Coroner’s […]

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Coroner identifies West Columbia man who died after a standoff with Lexington County deputies

A West Columbia man died after a standoff with Lexington County deputies who were trying to arrest him Wednesday morning. The man, identified as 29-year-old Shavon Marquise Wright by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, was wanted on two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, according to arrest warrants. “Today’s events can […]

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Barricaded suspect is dead after standoff with Lexington County deputies

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon held a news conference Wednesday where he reported that a barricaded man died in a shootout after an eight-hour, gunfire-filled, standoff with law enforcement. The incident took place on Montclair Circle off of Delree Street in West Columbia, Wednesday morning. Koon said the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department first received a […]

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West Columbia Fire, West Columbia Police on the scene of downed power lines on Augusta Road

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department and the West Columbia Police Department were on scene of an incident in 2000 Block of August Road near Hook Ave., Wednesday afternoon. Power lines were reported as being down and in the road around 5:45 p.m. All lanes were shut down and traffic was being diverted. Emergency […]

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White Orchid Boutique is open in the Georgetown Shopping Center West Columbia

White Orchid Boutique opened in November at 2261 Augusta Rd. in West Columbia. It’s in the Georgetown Shopping Center with Chick-fil-A. Click for the website White Orchid Boutique is family-based business that offers a variety of affordable clothing options to choose from, for all shapes and sizes. The boutique also sells shoes, handbags, hats and […]

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15 vehicle crashes occurred at 4 separate West Columbia intersections in May according to West Columbia Police Department data

The West Columbia Police Department published data for the month of May. It showed that 15 vehicle accidents occurred at four separate West Columbia intersections in the month. There were three intersections where four accidents occurred and one intersection where three accidents occurred. Four accidents happened at: Augusta Rd. (US 1) and Dreher Rd. Four accidents occurred […]

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Coroner identifies man who died in West Columbia motorcycle accident

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in a motorcycle accident in the 2600 block of Augusta Road, West Columbia in Lexington County at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday. According to Fisher, Mr. James M. Rials, 63, of Gaston was traveling westbound on Augusta Road when he was attempting to enter […]

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